ADELAIDE - Former Liberian refugee Teeboy Kamara has signed a three-year deal with Adelaide United a week after becoming the A-League's youngest-ever player.
The 15-year-old came on for the Reds against the Gold Coast last week and according to new coach John Kosmina is "a natural".
He will remain a contracted youth league player until he turns 16 next May when his three-year senior deal will officially begin. Under Football Federation Australia rules a professional contract cannot start until the player reaches school leaving age, which is 16 in South Australia.
"The last eight months have been eight months of joy with what has happened with my football, but I'm definitely not going to get ahead of myself," he said yesterday. "I'm very grateful and I just hope I can be a role model for other young African people to follow their dreams and never stop believing that they can achieve them."
Kosmina said Kamara's acquisition was a fantastic story. As a 6-year-old he fled Liberia with his family, coming to Australia as a refugee.
